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Cuttack: Bijay Kumar Sharma took additional charge as Director General of Odisha Police on Thursday at the State police headquarters here. He took charge from outgoing DGP Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma, who was appointed as the Lokayukta Member. The 1986-batch IPS officer will continue to discharge his responsibilities as DG (Fire Services), Commandant General (Home […]
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Cuttack/Subarnapur: The Tarava police station in Subarnapur district has been adjudged as one of the 10 best police stations in the country on its performance in smart policing, citizen centric and women and child friendly policing and better grievance redressal mechanism. Weightage was also given to the police station’s infrastructure and citizen feedback on performance […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy. According to a State Government notification, 1986-batch IAS officer Asit Kumar Tripathy was given additional charge as Chief Administrator KBK. Tripathy is now the Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary (Home). His batch mate SP Thakur was appointed as Gopabandhu Academy of […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least eight trains were cancelled and five others diverted and seven more partially cancelled on Wednesday due to flood-like situation in Daikalu-Ambadola section of Rayagada-Titlagarh route following incessant rain since the last two days. The train which were cancelled include, Sambalpur-Koraput Passenger (58301), Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger (58302), Sambalpur -Junagadh Road Passenger (58303), Junagadh Road-Sambalpur […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has set a target of deworming approximately 1.3 crore children in 30 districts of the State as part of a massive drive under the August round of the National Deworming Day bi-annual campaign. Regular deworming prevents children from intestinal parasitic worms that can lead to anaemia, malnutrition, impaired mental, physical and […]
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Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Odisha in collaboration with Aaina, an Odisha-based voluntary organisation launched Season 5 of KALLOLA, a short film contest on child rights, on the theme of Nutrition – Every child’s right for a healthy life on Monday here. Kallola 2019 invites entries for short films (30, 60 and 90 seconds) on the theme Nutrition […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday released the Cyclone Fani – Damage, Loss and Needs Assessment (DLNA) Report. It estimates the total damage and loss to be Rs 21,176 crore and recovery needs Rs 29,315 crore. The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani which hit the coast of Odisha on May 3 caused extensive damage and […]
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Bhubaneswar: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal has approved the appointment of incumbent Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma as Lokayukta member. Last month, the Lokayukta Selection Committee headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has recommended the senior IPS officer’s name as non-judicial member of the anti-corruption body. But Dr Sharma’s prayer for retirement […]
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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday supported the resolution moved in Parliament to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Participating in the debate, BJD Floor Leader in the Rajya Sabha said BJD supported the resolution on Article 370. “In real sense today, Jammu & […]
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Bhubaneswar: Crime Branch CID IG Arun Bothra on Saturday called upon student leaders to maintain discipline and punctuality and understand responsibility to achieve the goal of the student community. Addressing students on the occasion of investiture ceremony of the newly selected student council of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here, Bothra advised the students to follow […]
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